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Days after NBC canceled what would’ve been his first time hosting Saturday Night Live since leaving the main cast, Pete Davidson is showing his support for the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike. On Friday, the former SNL cast member made an appearance at the picket line in Brooklyn, handing out pizzas from L&B Spumoni Gardens […]
The Tonight Show and Late Night staff were informed Wednesday that NBC, along with Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, will cover their pay for three weeks during the Writers Guild of America strike, which has shut down the programs. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC intends on providing the first two weeks worth of pay, with Fallon and Meyers […]
The Writers Guild of America is now on strike starting on May 2 after studios rejected a number of key proposals during negotiations between them and the association. Among the issues detailed in the WGA’s proposals, as seen here, are concerns over the use of A.I. and the blatant need for fairer practices in terms of […]
Judah Miller is happy to be haunted. “It’s like a fever dream,” he tells Complex when describing a key moment on the set of Pete Davidson’s Bupkis involving, of all the cameos in all the world, Art the Clown. For those not familiar, Art is the central figure of the hit slasher franchise Terrifier. In theory, […]
The Writers Guild of America is on strike for the first time in 15 years as writers are once again tasked with fighting for a living wage. Issues detailed as being at the center of this strike include establishing minimums for streaming projects, preservation efforts for writers’ rooms (i.e. a minimum of six writers, including […]
The 2024 holiday season just got a whole lot more cinematic. On Monday, per Variety, the world learned that Jordan Peele’s next project had been given a Dec. 25, 2024 release date from Universal Pictures. Expectedly, no additional information on the film—billed only as Untitled Fourth Film Directed by Jordan Peele—has been publicly announced. On the similarly […]
Scream VI star Jenna Ortega is speaking candidly about the measures she took to protect her character’s authenticity on the set of Wednesday. During an appearance on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, Ortega revealed that she would go off script while filming the Tim Burton-produced/directed Netflix series. The 20-year-old reasoned that she wanted Wednesday Addams’ dialogue and actions to […]
Donald Glover brought up Chevy Chase’s alleged use of the N-word on the set of Community while presenting Atlanta executive producer Paul Simms with an honorary award at the Writers Guild Awards on Sunday. Glover mentioned that Simms was receiving an accolade named after former Saturday Night Live writer Herb Sargent, who co-created the Weekend Update segment with Chase. “Chevy […]
A Dallas journalist was reportedly fired last month after referring to the city’s mayor as “bruh” in a tweet. According to HuffPost, Meghan Mangrum was working as an education reporter for the Dallas Morning News’ Education Lab when she decided to respond to a tweet from Mayor Eric Johnson in which he called out the local media for having “no […]
As fans eagerly await the return of Season 3 of The Mandalorian, creator Jon Favreau revealed he has already completed work on the fourth. “Season 4, yeah, I’ve written it already,” Favreau told France’s BFM TV, as noted by Variety. The Lion King director said he penned the scripts during post-production on the upcoming season because […]
